HARVEY BUILDING, INC., APPELLANT,
v.
OCIE M. HALEY, APPELLEE

Fla. 4th DCA | 1968-01-03
No. 651
CROSS and McCAIN, JJ., and DRIVER, B. J., Associate Judge, concur.
205 So. 2d 350 Florida District Court of Appeal, Fourth District (1968)

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Synopsis

The Fourth District Court of Appeal of Florida affirmed a jury verdict awarding damages to a business invitee injured on the defendant's property. The court found no error in the trial court's refusal to direct a verdict for the defendant on the issue of actionable negligence.


Holding

No, the trial court did not err in failing to direct a verdict for the defendant on the issue of actionable negligence. The appellate court affirmed the jury's verdict.


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“The primary thrust of appellant's appeal deals with the assertion that the trial court erred in failing to direct a verdict for the defendant on the issue of actionable negligence.”

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Facts & Procedural History

Ocie M. Haley, a business invitee, slipped and fell on premises owned by Harvey Building, Inc., sustaining personal injuries. Haley sued Harvey Buildi…

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Opinion of the Court
PER CURIAM.

PER CURIAM.

The defendant-appellant, Harvey Building, Inc., appeals from a final judgment entered pursuant to a jury trial in favor of the plaintiff-appellee, Ocie M. Haley, for personal injuries incurred by the plaintiff in slipping and falling while a business invitee on premises owned by the defendant.

The primary thrust of appellant’s appeal deals with the assertion that the trial court erred in failing to direct a verdict for the defendant on the issue of actionable negligence.

*351We affirm on the authority of Macrellis v. George, Fla.App.1967, 202 So.2d 107; Ramsey v. Ivey, Fla.App.1966, 184 So.2d 499; Budgen v. Brady, Fla.App.1958, 103 So.2d 672.

The other remaining points on appeal have been reviewed and determined to be without merit. The judgment is affirmed.

Affirmed.

CROSS and McCAIN, JJ., and DRIVER, B. J., Associate Judge, concur.


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